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Chapter 31

           Therecouldhavebeennomorecompleteanswerthanthatsilence,andLydgate,forgettingeverythingelse,completelymasteredbytheoutrushoftendernessatthesuddenbeliefthatthissweetyoungcreaturedependedonhimforherjoy,actuallyputhisarmsroundher,foldinghergentlyandprotectinglyhewasusedtobeinggentlewiththeweakandsufferingandkissedeachofthetwolargetears.Thiswasastrangewayofarrivingatanunderstanding,butitwasashortway.Rosamondwasnotangry,butshemovedbackwardalittleintimidhappiness,andLydgatecouldnowsitnearherandspeaklessincompletely.Rosamondhadtomakeherlittleconfession,andhepouredoutwordsofgratitudeandtendernesswithimpulsivelavishment.Inhalfanhourheleftthehouseanengagedman,whosesoulwasnothisown,butthewoman’stowhomhehadboundhimself.

           HecameagainintheeveningtospeakwithMr.Vincy,who,justreturnedfromStoneCourt,wasfeelingsurethatitwouldnotbelongbeforeheheardofMr.Featherstone’sdemise.Thefelicitousword"demise,"whichhadseasonablyoccurredtohim,hadraisedhisspiritsevenabovetheirusualeveningpitch.Therightwordisalwaysapower,andcommunicatesitsdefinitenesstoouraction.Consideredasademise,oldFeatherstone’sdeathassumedamerelylegalaspect,sothatMr.Vincycouldtaphissnuff-boxoveritandbejovial,withoutevenanintermittentaffectationofsolemnity;andMr.Vincyhatedbothsolemnityandaffectation

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